
poses of God. . . . The Father wrought by
His Son in the creation of all heavenly
beings."—Patriarchs and Prophets,
page 34.
"The Spirit of God has the role of the
divine Agent of God in all creative acts,
whether of the earth, of nature, of the
church, of the new life, or of the new man.
. This divine Agent has ever been present
to assist in the work of creation and re-
demption."—The
Seventh-day Adventist
Bible Commentary, vol.
1, p. 209.
2.
How did God create the uni-
verse? Ps. 33:6, 9; Heb. 11:3.
NOTE.—"In the creation of the earth, God
was not indebted to pre-existing matter.
`He spake, and it was; . . . He commanded,
and it stood fast' Psalm 33:9. All things,
material or spiritual, stood up before the
Lord Jehovah at His voice and were created
for His own purpose. The heavens and all
the host of them, the earth and all things
therein, came into existence by the breath
of His mouth."—The
Ministry of Healing,
pages 414, 415.
3.
What distinguishes the true God
from all other gods? 1 Chron. 16:26;
Isa. 40:18, 25, 26. Compare Rev. 4:
11.
NoTE.—"The duty to worship God is
based upon the fact that He is the Creator
and that to Him all other beings owe their
existence. And wherever, in the Bible, His
claim to reverence and worship, above the
gods of the heathen, is presented, there is
cited the evidence of His creative power.
`All the gods of the nations are idols: but
the Lord made the heavens.' Psalm 96:5.
. And the holy beings who worship God
in heaven state, as the reason why their
homage is due to Him: 'Thou art worthy,
0 Lord, to receive glory and honor and
power: for Thou hast created all things'
Revelation
4:11."—The Great Controversy,
pages 436, 437.
God as Provider of Temporal
Necessities
4.
What did the apostle Paul de-
dare about our dependence upon God
for temporal needs and even for life
itself? Acts 17:24, 25, 28,
NoTE.—"It is not as the result of a
mechanism, which, once set in motion, con-
tinues its work, that the pulse beats and
breath follows breath. In God we live and
move and have our being. The beating
heart, the throbbing pulse, every nerve and
muscle in the living organism, is kept in
order and activity by the power of an ever-
present God."—The
Ministry of Healing,
page 417.
5.
What evidence do we have in
nature of God's care for the earth?
Job 38:25-28; Ps. 147:7, 8; Amos 5:
7, 8.
NorE.—"Our Father in heaven is the
source of life, of wisdom, and of joy. Look
at the wonderful and beautiful things of
nature. Think of their marvelous adapta-
tion to the needs and happiness, not only
of man, but of all living creatures. The sun-
shine and the rain, that gladden and re-
fresh the earth, the hills and seas and plains,
all speak to us of the Creator's love. It is
God who supplies the daily needs of all
His creatures."—Steps
to Christ
(1956 ed.),
page 9.
6.
What lesson should man learn
from the way God provides for the
vegetable and animal creation? Matt.
6:25-34.
NorE.—"The great Provider for man and
beast opens His hand and supplies all His
creatures. The birds of the air are not be-
neath His notice. He does not drop the food
into their bills, but He makes provision for
their needs. They must gather the grains He
has scattered for them. They must prepare
the material for their little nests. They must
feed their young. They go forth singing to
their labor, for 'your heavenly Father feed-
eth them.' And 'are ye not much better
than they?' Are not you, as intelligent,
spiritual worshipers, of more value than the
birds of the air? Will not the Author of our
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